Anáhssah-

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Etymology

Borrowed from Aleut Alax̂sxax̂.

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /anáxsːax/
    • (Aamsskapipikani, Aapatohsipikani) IPA(key): [ànʌ́xs̠ːḁx]
    • (Kainai) IPA(key): [ɐ̀nɐ́xs̠ːḁx]
    • (Siksika) IPA(key): [ànʌ́xsːḁx]

Noun stem

Anáhssah- inan (singular Anáhssahi)

  1. Alaska (a state of the United States, formerly a territory)
    Synonym: (puristic) Isstohkánaami'kkokótossko-

Derived terms

  • anáhssahikoan- (“Alaskan person”)
  • Anáhssahoohtsi (“towards Alaska”)
  • Itanáhssah (“in Alaska”)
  • niitánahssahikoan- (“Indigenous Alaskan”)
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